The
t-party ends with Alice leaving the table
when the March Hare (the jumping one, Mars)
and the Mad Hatter (Mercury) together were
pushing the exhausted (French dormir,
to sleep) Door Mouse (Jupiter) head down
into the t-kettle:
Lewis Carroll wrote his Alice
adventures about the same time as when the
rongorongo tablets were created. They were
contemporaneous. More important - they were
synchronical, i.e. their descriptions
derived from simultaenous perceptions of the
same cosmos.
The head down sign, we
remember, was evidently used for dividing
the glyph text into a pair of equally long
halves:
|
235 |
 |
 |
235 |
|
Gb1-6 |
Gb1-7 |
|
4 * 59 |
4 * 59 |
|
472 = 8 * 59 = 2 * 236 |
But there is another
possibility. Instead of indirect mirror
observations of the rising Sun via the face
of the Full Moon time could be defined from
when the stars moved across zenith in the
night. The night sky revolved like the wheel
of a tombola, at least when observed from a
place close to the equator (where most of
the Polynesian islands were loctaed):
The lines of right ascension
simply ordered the stars according to how distant
they were from 0h, but a more dynamic structure (cosmos) had probably been
found much earlier from observing the
midnight culminations of the stars.
Whereas the
distances from 0h were purely spacial
(dependent on the stable diurnal revolution
of the Earth around its axis) the
culmination positions of the stars were also
temporal - dependent on the non-circular
movement of the Earth around the Sun, in an
elliptic path where speed changed according
to distance from the Sun. Therefore the
resulting measurements created a time-space
map.
I have listed the midnight
culmination dates for a limited number of
important stars, using information from
Richard Hinckley Allen's Star Names.
Their Lore and Meaning (another major
work dating from the time of rongorongo and
Lewis Carroll).
Then I have added these
culmination dates in my tables for the G text,
for instance at Gb8-10 where Denebola (β
Leonis) would have culminated at midnight in May 3
(respectively in °April 29, in 'April 6, and
in "March 23):
|
FEBRUARY
9 |
10 |
11 (42) |
12 (408) |
13
(*329) |
11 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb7-22
(432) |
Gb7-23
(204) |
Gb7-24 |
Gb7-25 |
Gb7-26 |
|
ALSEIPH
= φ Persei
(24.5), τ Ceti (24.7) |
no star
listed (25) |
ANA-NIA-10 (Pillar-to-fish by) |
Al
Sharatain-1 /
Ashvini-1 /
Bond-16
/
Mahrū-sha-rishu-ku-1
(Front of the Head of
Ku) |
ι
Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2), υ Ceti (28.8) |
|
χ Ceti
(26.1),
POLARIS
= α Ursae Minoris, BATEN KAITOS = ζ Ceti
(26.6),
METALLAH
= α Trianguli
(26.9) |
SEGIN =
ε Cassiopeia, MESARTHIM = γ Arietis, ψ Phoenicis
(27.2),
SHERATAN
= β Arietis, φ Phoenicis
(27.4) |
|
4-14
(104) |
April 15
(*25) |
16 (471) |
17 (107) |
18 (108) |
|
°April
10 (100) |
11 |
12 |
4-13 |
14 (*24) |
|
'March 18 (104 - 27) |
19 (78) |
20
(*364) |
21 (0h) |
22 |
|
FEBRUARY 24 |
25 (56) |
26 (422) |
2-27 |
28 (*344) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb8-6 |
Gb8-7 (448) |
Gb8-8 |
Gb8-9 |
Gb8-10 (222) |
|
μ
Arietis (39.4),
HEAD OF THE FLY = 35
Arietis
(39.6),
KAFFALJIDHMA = γ Ceti
(39.8) |
π
Ceti, ο Arietis (40.0),
ANGETENAR = τ¹
Eridani,
μ Ceti (40.2),
RIGHT WING = 39
Arietis
(40.9) |
BHARANI (2)Stomach-17 |
no star listed (42) |
ρ
Arietis (43.0),
ACAMAR = θ Eridani
(43.6), ε Arietis
(43.7), λ Ceti (43.9)
DENEBOLA (β Leonis |
|
π
Arietis (41.2),
BHARANI
= 41 Arietis
(41.4), τ² Eridan, σ
Arietis (41.7) |
|
April 29 |
30 |
May 1 (*41) |
2 (122) |
3 (*408) |
|
°April 25 |
26 (*36) |
27 |
28 (118) |
29 (*404) |
|
'April 2 (92) |
3 |
4 (*14) |
5 (460) |
6 |
|
"March 19 (78) |
20 (*364) |
0h |
22 (446) |
23 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
AUGUST 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (*161) |
30 (242) |
|
31 Bootis
(222.0),
YANG MUN = α Lupi
(222.1),
RIJL AL AWWA = μ
Virginis
(222.5), ο Bootis
(222.9) |
IZAR = ε Bootis
(223.0),
109 Virginis,
α Apodis (223.3) |
Al Zubānā-14a /
Visakha-16 /
Root-3 |
KOCHAB = β Ursae Min.
(225.0) |
Ke Kwan = β Lupi
(226.3), Ke Kwan = κ
Centauri (226.4),
ZUBEN ELAKRIBI = δ
Librae
(226.8), π¹ Oct. (226.9) |
|
ZUBEN ELGENUBI
= α Librae
(224.2), ξ Bootis, ο
Lupi (224.5) |
|
October 29 (*222) |
30 |
31 (304) |
November 1 |
2 |
|
°October 25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
|
'October 2 (*195) |
3 |
4 (277) |
5 |
6 |
|
"September 18 |
19 (*182) |
20 (263) |
21 |
Equinox |
|
59 |
APRIL 29 |
30 |
MAY 1 (*41) |
2 (122) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga2-9 |
Ga2-10 |
Ga2-11 |
Ga2-12 (42) |
|
Mash-mashu-sha-Risū-9 (Twins of the
Shepherd ?) |
ADARA = ε Canis Majoris
(104.8) |
ω Gemini
(105.4),
ALZIRR = ξ Gemini
(105.7),
MULIPHEIN = γ Canis Majoris
(105.8),
MEKBUDA = ζ Gemini
(105.9) |
7h (106.5) |
|
θ Gemini (103.0), ψ8 Aurigae (103.2),
ALHENA = γ Gemini
(103.8), ψ9 Aurigae (103.9) |
no star listed (106) |
|
July 2 |
(*104 = 8 * 13) |
4 (185) |
5 |
|
ºJune 28 |
29 (*100) |
SIRIUS |
ºJuly 1 (182) |
|
'June 5 |
6 (157) |
7 (*78) |
8 |
|
"May 22 |
23 |
24 (144) |
25 (*65) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
OCTOBER 29 |
30 (303) |
31 (*224) |
NOVEMBER 1 |
|
χ Oct.
(286.0),
AIN AL RAMI = ν Sagittarii
(286.2), υ
Draconis (286.4), δ Lyrae (286.3),
κ Pavonis
(286.5),
ALYA = θ Serpentis
(286.6) |
ξ Sagittarii
(287.1),
ω Pavonis
(287.3), ε
Aquilae, ε Cor. Austr.,
SULAPHAT = γ Lyrae
(287.4), λ Lyrae (287.7),
ASCELLA
= ζ Sagittarii, BERED = i Aquilae (Ant.)
(287.9) |
Al Na'ām-18 /
Uttara Ashadha-21 |
19h (289.2) |
|
NUNKI
= σ Sagittarii
(288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5),
MANUBRIUM = ο Sagittarii
(288.8),
ζ Aquilae (288.9) |
λ Aquilae (Ant.)
(289.1), γ Cor. Austr (289.3),
τ Sagittarii
(289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr.
(289.8) |
|
January 1 |
2 |
3 (368) |
4 |
|
°December 28 |
29 |
30 (364) |
31 |
|
'December 5 |
6 (340) |
7 (*261) |
8 |
|
"November 21 |
22 |
23 (327) |
24 (*248) |
A straight
horizontal line across the blackmarked name
of a star means its midnight culmination
position.
It should be noticed that the
distance 136 nights could be measured out
from the midnight culmination of Atlas in
December 31 to its heliacal day in May 16:
|
OCTOBER 26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 (*224) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga8-16 |
Ga8-17 (220) |
Ga8-18 |
Ga8-19 |
Ga8-20 |
Ga8-21 |
|
ζ Pavonis
(283.4), λ Cor. Austr. (283.6),
DOUBLE
DOUBLE = ε Lyrae
(283.7),
ζ
Lyrae
(283.8) |
South
Dipper-8 |
SHELIAK = β
Lyrae,
ν Lyrae (285.1), ο Draconis (285.5).
λ Pavonis
(285.7)
ATLAS (27 Tauri)
|
χ Oct.
(286.0),
AIN AL RAMI
= ν Sagittarii (286.2),
υ Draconis (286.4), δ Lyrae (286.3),
κ Pavonis
(286.5),
ALYA = θ
Serpentis
(286.6) |
ξ Sagittarii
(287.1),
ω Pavonis
(287.3), ε Aquilae, ε Cor. Austr.,
SULAPHAT = γ
Lyrae
(287.4), λ Lyrae (287.7),
ASCELLA = ζ
Sagittarii, BERED = i Aquilae (Ant.)
(287.9) |
Al
Na'ām-18 /
Uttara
Ashadha-21 |
|
Φ Sagittarii
(284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor. Austr.,
θ Pavonis
(284.8) |
NUNKI = σ
Sagittarii
(288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5),
MANUBRIUM =
ο Sagittarii
(288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9) |
|
December 29 |
30 (*284) |
31 |
January 1 |
2 |
3 (368) |
|
°December 25 |
26 (*280) |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 (364) |
|
'December 2
(*256) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 (341) |
|
"November 18 (*242) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 (327) |
|
129 |
MARCH 10
(*354) |
11 |
12 (436) |
3-13 (72) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-1 (354) |
Gb5-2 |
Gb5-3 |
Gb5-4 (128) |
|
ψ Persei
(53.1)
ACRUX (α
Crucis)
|
δ Persei
(54.7) |
Al
Thurayya-27 /
Krittikā-3 /
Hairy Head-18 |
|
TAU-ONO
(Six Stones) |
Temennu-3 (Foundation
Stone) |
|
ATIKS = ο
Persei, RANA = δ Eridani
(55.1),
CELAENO (16
Tauri), ELECTRA (17), TAYGETA (19),
ν Persei
(55.3),
MAIA (20),
ASTEROPE (21), MEROPE (23)
(55.6) |
ALCYONE
(56.1),
PLEIONE (28
Tauri), ATLAS
(27)
(56.3) |
|
May 13 (*53) |
14 |
15 (500) |
16 (136) |
|
°May 9 |
10 (130) |
11 |
12 (*52) |
|
'April 16 |
17 (107) |
18 (473) |
19 (*29) |
|
"April 2
(*377) |
3 (93) |
4 (459) |
5 (*15) |
As if by chance the number of
glyphs on side a of the G tablet is 229 =
365 - 136.
|